Inside the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy

Plus: the struggle to define long COVID; highlights of the 2021 Emmys; and how (not) to tax billionaires. View in browser | Update your preferences Monday, September 20, 2021 News Desk An Insider from the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Speaks Out A new memoir by a victims’ advocate describes a process that seemed fixed from the start. By Patrick Radden Keefe Annals of Medicine The Struggle to Define Long COVID Patients and skeptics are squaring off. Can research heal the rift? By Dhruv Khullar Our Columnists How (Not) to Tax Billionaires A plan from House Democrats targets the merely rich rather than the plutocrats, insuring that our new Gilded Age will continue. By John Cassidy Culture Desk The Highlights of the 2021 Emmys Michaela Coel’s brilliant speech, Jennifer Coolidge’s one-woman wavelength, and the pleasing return of dumb red-carpet questions. By Michael Schulman Postscript Peru Processes the Death of Abimael Guzmán What do you do with the body of a terrorist? By Daniel Alarcón Culture and More On Television “Reservation Dogs” Is a Near-Perfect Study of Dispossession Chips are the least of what has been stolen in Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi’s heist comedy, shot in the Muscogee Nation. By Doreen St. Félix The New Yorker Festival The New Yorker Festival Returns in October, in Person and Online All tickets, including to virtual events, are now on sale. By The New Yorker Cover Story Malika Favre’s “Composed” The artist discusses finding her style, in art and in fashion, through the years. By Françoise Mouly Poetry in Motion Sharing a Bike Lane with Emily Dickinson and Maya Angelou László Jakab Orsós, a curator at the Brooklyn Public Library, pedals around Brooklyn blasting poetry and political speeches from the back of his single-speed bicycle. By Adam Iscoe Humor and Games Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Crossword A Challenging Puzzle What aa and pahoehoe are varieties of: four letters. By Patrick Berry Daily Shouts Decoding the Author Photo Blurry Photo: This person writes highbrow fiction. By Blythe Roberson Daily Cartoon Monday, September 20th By Kate Curtis You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.